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Mahoney said some clients feel distressed about hitting pause on financial goals they have been working toward for years, such as contributing monthly to a fund for a down payment on a house.

The stock is basically trading like a distressed equity when the risk factors are similar to other large-cap pharma companies—namely, loss of patent protection, drug pricing issues, and such.

A statement from his lawyer, Shaheen F. Manshoory, also claims his client was "deeply distressed by the victim's threats to take his only child away from him".

"I was feeling quite distressed and wanted guidance, and didn't want friends involved."

"We get quite a lot of end of lines, distressed stock and it devalues over time so we utilise that stock in a better way," he explains.